Language

Petats

Petats is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Petats

Portions of Scripture are reported in Petats.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Petats is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Petats

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
pex
Glottocode
peta1245
Also known as
Petats: Hitau-Pororan

Dialects and varieties 4

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Petats as a whole.

  • Hitau-PororanNo known Scripture
  • MajuganNo known Scripture
  • MatsunganNo known Scripture
  • SumounNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.